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Decoding the Observability Pipeline: A Java Architect's Guide to Metrics, Logs, and Traces

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad 1mo ago

Decoding the Observability Pipeline: A Java Architect's Guide to Metrics, Logs, and Traces

A comprehensive guide to demystifying observability in the Java ecosystem. Learn the 4-phase pipeline and architectural patterns.

How to Migrate Your Conversation History to the New Antigravity IDE (macOS)

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

How to Migrate Your Conversation History to the New Antigravity IDE (macOS)

If you've recently upgraded from the classic Antigravity App to the new, standalone Antigravity IDE,...

Building a Local, Zero-Cost AI Pull Request Reviewer with LangGraph and Ollama

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad 2mo ago

Building a Local, Zero-Cost AI Pull Request Reviewer with LangGraph and Ollama

A step-by-step tutorial on architecting a completely autonomous, deterministic PR reviewer on your Mac using GitLab, Qwen 2.5 Coder, and LangGraph.

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer Part 5: Brownfield Terraforming and the 'Zero-Diff' Philosophy

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad ⚡ AI Lesson 3mo ago

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer Part 5: Brownfield Terraforming and the 'Zero-Diff' Philosophy

Transitioning a manually built GCP architecture to Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) without destroying existing resources or triggering unwanted downtime.

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer Part 4: Cloud Storage, Secret Manager, and the Legacy Access Trap

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad ⚡ AI Lesson 3mo ago

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer Part 4: Cloud Storage, Secret Manager, and the Legacy Access Trap

How to securely offload file storage to GCS using Secret Manager and Spring Boot while avoiding FinOps billing traps and legacy Compute Engine scope limitations

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer Part 3: Decoupled Messaging with Pub/Sub on the Always Free Tier

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad ⚡ AI Lesson 3mo ago

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer Part 3: Decoupled Messaging with Pub/Sub on the Always Free Tier

How to implement secure, asynchronous messaging using Google Cloud Pub/Sub and Spring Boot while staying within zero-cost FinOps constraints.

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer: Observability and the 'Where are my logs?' Problem

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad ⚡ AI Lesson 4mo ago

The Zero-Cost Cloud Engineer: Observability and the 'Where are my logs?' Problem

Configure the Google Cloud Ops Agent on a private, internet-less Free Tier VM and seamlessly route Spring Boot application logs to GCP.

I Built a Production-Ready Spring Boot Architecture (So You Don't Have To)

Dev.to · Mohammad Awwaad ⚡ AI Lesson 4mo ago

I Built a Production-Ready Spring Boot Architecture (So You Don't Have To)

A deep dive into a Two-Lane BFF security architecture, proactive token refresh, and enterprise Spring Boot microservices.